A Field Guide to Eastern Trees (Peterson Field Guides)
Average Rating: out of 14 Reviews
Price: $20.00
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
UPC (Universal Product Code): 046442904551
EAN (European Article Number): 9780395904558
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: George A. Petrides
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Edition: 2nd
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.160974
Publication Date: 1998-07-15
Reading Level: 448
Description: This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.
Details: Very nice book with a lot of very useful information. I was disappointed with the fact that there were very few detailed photographs.
Review Summary: Field Guide
Date: 2008-06-21
Details: This is a pretty good field guide even though I have to skip around through the pages to find things. (The color plates are not with the descriptions, which is like other Peterson guides) It has some photos with the descriptions, which is nice, and there are range maps.
Review Summary: A Field Guide to Eastern Trees (Peterson Field Guides)
Date: 2008-04-14
Details: Great if you like Botany and trees. I used for a field biology class.
Review Summary: Not as good as it could be!
Date: 2007-07-22
Details: If you like having color plates in your field guide this one is not for you. I found it difficult to work with and hard to find information I needed. For a field guide it has too much written information looking to list various tees but not enough total tree information. For instance, the buds and leaves are shown but not the tree bark or the silhouettes with each. Silhouettes are provided for types but not referenced for the various species. One has to jump around with the guide looking for information on the same specie of tree. For identifying species in the field the book falls far short. Color plates are a limited number of diagrams and sketches instead of photos, a major weakness. On a positive note, greater emphasis in locating species with maps showing growth locations is provided.
Review Summary: A Field Guide to Eastern Trees
Date: 2007-01-12
Details: I bought this for my husband for Christmas. He was blown away by all the information this little book contained. The only thing he said that he didn't care for was that some of the pictures were in black and white and he would have prefered all colored pictures.
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